Roman Waalpainting on a bridge in Nijmegen with woman cycling

Radboud Institute for Culture & History

The Radboud Institute for Culture & History (RICH) is a research institute dedicated to exploring the present and the past through the lenses of culture, history, literature, and art. Our researchers collaborate with academic and societal partners to deepen our understanding of the dynamics of an interconnected world and provide context for pressing societal challenges such as inequality and climate change.

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Three RICH researchers receive NWO grants for innovative research

21 May 2025 News item

Three researchers of the Radboud Institute for Culture & History (RICH) have been awarded an Open Competition XS grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

A paradise on paper: RICH fellow Maria Berbara on colonial maps of Brazil

12 May 2025 Research news item

What can early modern maps tell us about colonial desires? RICH fellow Maria Berbara researches how Brazil was presented as a tropical paradise full of riches, and why that image is still relevant today.

Opening of the exhibition ‘Indigenous Liberators’ at the Freedom Museum

Exhibition ‘Indigenous Liberators’ opened by Princess Margriet

02 May 2025 News item

This week, the exhibition ‘Indigenous Liberators’ opened at the Groesbeek Freedom Museum. The exhibition, which also marks eighty years of freedom, was curated by Radboud researcher Mathilde Roza.